New Alliance Aims to Help Farmers Cope with Stress

A newly created alliance will focus on mental health in agriculture to ensure Ohio’s farmers, families, and communities are better equipped to deal with stress.

Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, The Ohio State University, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and Farm Credit Mid-America make up the new Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance.

The group’s first action is introducing a new, anonymous survey to seek feedback directly from rural communities.

The survey aims to gauge stress and how it’s being dealt with, and the results will determine where resources are needed and help ensure support is available to communities in need.

A link to take the survey can be found on the Hardin County Farm Bureau Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HardinFB